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Ever as I go thru life Poems of The Way
was reaped with a sickle. Threshing was performed by dragging over the gathered corn a sled which had sharp stones or pieces of iron fixed to its underside. This threshed the out of the husks and cut the straw into smaller pieces. God used this sled as a metaphor when, through the prophet Isaiah He said "...I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff." (Isaiah 41:15). Threshing was carried out on a flat circular site known as a threshing floor. After threshing the seed was winnowed by tossing the whole threshed corn into the air so that the wind carried away the chaff and husks leaving the behind. Threshing floors were therefore on eminences where they were exposed to the prevailing winds.
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Bread was the staple food. The better quality was made from wheat and a poorer quality from barley. Spelt was also used ("rie" in A.V.). It was a type of bearded wheat of poorer quality. Parched corn i.e. ears of corn roasted in a pan over a fire was popular particularly amongst those who worked in the fields. (Ruth 2:14). It was after David had brought parched corn and other victuals to his brothers that he met Goliath and slew him. (1 Samuel 17:17). Sometimes corn was bruised and in both these forms it was used with oil and frankincense as a meal offering unto the Lord. (Leviticus 2:14‑16). When wheat was finely ground and then cooked an ancient version of semolina pudding was produced.
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